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25-11-2010, 10:01 PM
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| | | Greater Pond Snail
My best attempt previous at pond snails was this 
So I thought I'd have another crack: 
Bit better I think  |
25-11-2010, 10:06 PM
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They are both good, but yes, the second one has the edge. Did you take the pic in situ or did you put it in a tank for the shot? Just interested in technique.
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25-11-2010, 10:24 PM
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The second one is in a tank - my k20d is weather proof but not that waterprood sadly! |
26-11-2010, 05:59 AM
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Another lovely underwater shot, Neil. Well done.
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26-11-2010, 07:47 AM
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Nice photo, if you keep them long you will soon have millions upon millions of tiny snails in your tank they breed like rabbits. |
26-11-2010, 11:16 AM
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Thnaks guys Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound  Nice photo, if you keep them long you will soon have millions upon millions of tiny snails in your tank they breed like rabbits. | He/she (well both I spose!) has gone striaght back where it came from as I'm not keeping any of them in captivity, not for now anyway. The sanils in tropical fish tank certainly follow the rabbit breeding pattern though! |
28-11-2010, 05:59 PM
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When I created my small wildlife pond in June a friend donated me a couple of Great Pond Snails from one of his considerably larger ponds. Within hours of being let loose in my pond one sought out the other and they proceeded to mate and stayed in coitus for two hours! I watched them and was fascinated. One got smashed up by a Magpie in late August but the other is still around and there are dozens of smaller ones now though only a couple of juvenile (smaller) Great Pond Snails.
Here's some snail porn  : 
^ Probing 
^ Coitus
As you can see, I did not remove them from the pond for photography.
They're not the sharpest of photos but they do capture the moment... Or should I say capture the two hours.
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28-11-2010, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo
So I thought I'd have another crack:
Bit better I think | ....Definitely better and an attractive scene with the greenery and colour etc.
Funny faces they've got! Piggy eyes and elephant ears.
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10-12-2010, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Robin ....Definitely better and an attractive scene with the greenery and colour etc.
Funny faces they've got! Piggy eyes and elephant ears. | lol. They are rather interesting face wise |
10-12-2010, 07:28 PM
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I'd love to know more about them. Sometimes they seem to go to sleep for a few hours.
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